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WESSON, MIRANDA, m. n. Doughty, aged 27, d. 29 Dec., 1863. MARY E., m. n. Pope, aged 28, d. 25 Aug., 1870.
WEST, HENRY D., and Susan H., dau. of Josiah Moulton, m. 2 May, 1850. WILLIAM L., aged 20, d. 8 Aug., 1881.
WESTCOTT, CHARLES, JR., of Cranston, R. I., and Melinda Stone, m. 4 May, 1828.
DAVID, journeyman baker, resided at Ox. 1833.
WETHERELL, REV. WILLIAM, from England, settled at Duxbury, a grandson, JOSHUA, b. 1683 (tradition), removed from Plymouth to Dudley, bought land 1741. He m. Anna -, had 5 children, of whom the second, JOSHUA, b. 28 April, 1744, m. 17 April, 1766, Hannah Williams of Sutton, and had WILLIAM ; ABEL ;, JOSHUA, m. 5 Dec., 1808, Sally, dau. of Craft Davis of Ox., resided at Dudley, they had Hannah, b. 1810, m. Rufus Moffitt; the father d., Sally m. (2) Rufus Humphrey ; LYMAN, b. 26 April, 1781; JOHN, b. 26 Aug., 1786; EDWARD, m. intentions 25 Sept., 1814, Betsey, dau. of Lemuel Moffitt, settled at Ox., removed soon to New York State, and thence to Wau- kesha, Wis., where he d.
2. LYMAN, son of Joshua (1), m. 26 Aug., 1807, Lurana, dau. of Jeremiah Amidown, settled in west part, H. 68. He d. aged 84, 14 July, 1865, she d. aged 90, 1 Nov., 1876, at Sutton. . . . Children : DARIUS, b. 12 April, 1808, m. Harriet, dau. of Samuel Dunbar of Charlton, settled at Rochester, N. Y., had ch .; he d. there about 1872, his widow resides at Kalamazoo, Mich., with her dau. Emma, who m. - - Wilson; LAURA, b. 22 Dec., 1809, m. Charles Lamb ; LORING, b. 26 Jan., 1814, m. Judith Brown, settled at Worcester, removed to Boston and Lexington, machinist, had Francis E., m. Abbie Batcheller, who d. at Lexington, shoe dealer in Providence, R. I .; LYMAN A., b. 9 Jan., 1823, m. 27 Nov., 1849, Olive, dau. of John Rich of Charlton, settled on homestead, had Eugene, b. 7 Sept., 1851, merchant at Ox., m. 1888, Sarah E., dau. of Moses Burdon; Jennie, b. 13 Sept., 1855, m. Olin O., son of Otis Foster; JANE L., b. 23 Feb., 1825, m. Benjamin A., son of Hollis DeWitt.
3. JOHN, son of Joshua (1), came to Ox. spring of 1813 as clerk for Abijah Davis, was his successor in trade, became wealthy, was president of the Ox. Bank. He m. (1) 24 March, 1816, Clarissa, dau. of Andrew Sigourney, she d. 12 Nov., 1859, m. (2) 19 July, 1864, Mary, dau. of Nathaniel Johnson of Charlton, he d. 1 March, 1871. . . . Children by first m. : ANDREW S., b. 29 Jan., 1817, m. (1) 18 Sept., 1838, Diana, dau. of Rev. Benjamin Paine, she d. 22 Dec., 1844, m. (2) intentions 13 June, 1845, Elizabeth L. Stevens, m. (3) 7 July, 1890, Ella Wilkinson of Pawtucket, R. I .; shoe manu- facturer in Ox. for a time, removed to Woonsocket, R. I., where he practiced medicine; ch. by first m. : Clarissa S., b. 6 Sept., 1839, m. 26 Nov., 1857, Charles L. Watson, who d. 13 June, 1859, aged 22; they had Alice D., b. 22 Oct., 1858, and a son, d. young; JOHN WOLCOTT, b. 16 July, 1820, m. 10 Sept., 1858, Hester, dau. of Rejoice Newton, Esq., of Worcester, was graduated 1844 at Yale College, studied law at Cambridge, practicing at Worcester, member of Gov. Andrew's staff, has been representative from Worcester and filled positions of trust; GEORGE A., b. 30 Oct., 1825, was graduated 1848 at Yale College, studied law at Cambridge and with his brother John W. at Worcester, admitted to the bar 1851, began practice in partner- ship with John W. continuing until his decease, 23 Sept., 1858.
HARRIET, m. n. Esten, widow, aged 46, d. 8 Sept., 1868.
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WHEALON, MISS LIZZIE J., aged 20, d. 22 Jan., 1888.
WHEEL, MARY, dau. of Joshua and Elizabeth, d. 11 Aug., 1752.
WHEELER, BARTIMEUS, had ESTHER N., b. 24 Sept., 1816; ANNE, b. 18 July, 1823; PERSIS M., b. 17 Sept., 1829. Child of Bartimeus d. 26 Oct., 1825.
WILLIAM, and Mary Eliza Cummings, m. 1 March, 1829.
WHEELOCK, PAUL, JONATHAN and DAVID (descendants of Ralph and Rebecca), went early from Mendon to Charlton. WILLIAM A. of Ox. descended from David, who m. (1) - - White, m. (2) Mrs. - Jones, had 5 ch. by the first m., and by the second AARON, ABIJAH and GIDEON; Aaron m. 12 Feb., 1794, Ruth, dau. of Gen. Salem Towne; they had 8 ch., of these, PAMELA, b. 12 Sept., 1797, m. Stephen Davis of Ox .; WILLIAM A., b. 17 March, 1802; CAROLINE, b. 1 Sept., 1804, d. at Ox., 4 July, 1842, unm .; ARTEMESIA, b. 4 Nov., 1809, m. Archibald Campbell. Ruth, the mother, m. (2) 10 March, 1820, Dr. Ebenezer H. Phillips.
2. WILLIAM A., son of Aaron (1), m. 2 Jan., 1849, Sarah C. Keith of Grafton, settled at Ox., was before m. a broker in Boston, farmer at Ox. A man of strong mind, decided character and cultivated taste. He d. aged 83, 24 June, 1885. . . . Children : CAROLINE R., b. 18 June, 1851, m. 18 June, 1873, Edward D., son of Rev. Joseph Emerson, residence Wellesley Hills, business in Boston; they had Sarah, b. 18 May, 1874; Louisa R., b. 18 July, 1876; Florence D., b. 21 July, 1878; Pamelia W., b. 13 Jan., 1880, d. 16 May, 1884; GEORGIANNA M., b. 9 Sept., 1853; WILLIAM E., b. 13 April, 1856, m. Nov., 1883, Emma Fairbanks, settled at Quinebaug, Conn., merchant; SARAH L., b. 4 Sept., 1859, d: 20 April, 1879.
MARTIN, of Spencer, and Miriam Brown, m. 6 April, 1817.
WHELAN, PATRICK, and Mary Phelan, m. intentions 10 Jan., 1845.
WHITAKER, SAMUEL, aged 38, d. 20 April, 1857.
WHITE, RUSSELL, b. 6 Aug., 1792, at Mendon(?), son of Joel, m. (1) 3 April, 1814. Hannah Buffum of Douglas, who d. 14 July. 1827, aged 33, m. (2) 6 April, 1828, Lydia, dau. of Enoch Marsh of Dudley, resided at Douglas, Uxbridge and Ox., bought 1819 the farm near Charlton line on the South- bridge road, H. 69, where he d. 28 March [Ox. Rec.], 1857. Soldier in the War of 1812. . . . Children : JARVIS B., b. 28 Sept., 1814, at Douglas, m. (1) 1 Dec., 1836, at Ox., Fidelia M. McIntire, removed to Detroit, Mich., where she d. 26 June, 1863, m. (2) 1867, Lucinda S. Lewis, who d. 20 March, 1879, manufacturer of patent locks for money drawers, furniture, etc., at Detroit; ch. by first m. : Eliza A., b. 12 Dec., 1837, m. 1858, P. C. James of Detroit, she d. 1867, at Detroit; Russell J., b. 8 Dec., 1839, d. 29 March, 1859; Fidelia M., b. 27 Feb., 1842, m. 1864, Myron Lockwood of Detroit, she d. 1879 ; Holden B., b. 5 Oct., 1844, m. 1866, Carrie Goodwin of Detroit, soldier in the late war, and later in Government service at Washington, D. C .; Farnum A., b. 17 Dec., 1847, m. 1870, C. Christian; Elmer E., b. 24 June, 1861, d. 22 Feb., 1884; HOLDEN, b. 12 May, 1817, at Uxbridge, m. (1) 26 June, 1845, Rhoda B. Gale, who d. 11 Oct., 1862, at Minneapolis, Minn., m. (2) 16 Dec., 1865, Ellen A. Mills of Auburn, N. Y., where they resided, no ch. ; FARNUM, b. 27 Aug., 1819, d. 5 May, 1840; RUSSELL B., b. 1822, d. 1823; PHILADELPHIA D., b. 11 Nov., 1825, m. (1) George M. Hervey, m. (2) 25 Sept., 1865, at Union, N. Y.,
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Joseph C. Bradbury, resided at Binghamton, N. Y. ; HANNAH B., b. 31 March, 1831, m. 28 Oct., 1850, Thomas O. Edmunds, resided at East Somerville, had ch .; JULIA A. E., b. 6 Jan., 1833, m. 26 June, 1850, Martin Angell of Douglas, resided at Taunton, had ch .; JOHN M., b. 1835, d. 1836; JOHN M., b. 17 Dec., 1836, m. (1) 1859, Amanda Green of Webster, who d. 28 March, 1864, aged 24, no ch., m. (2) Louisa, dau. of Charles A. Tourtellotte of Millbury, where he is a hotel keeper; MARTHA M., b. 3 May, 1839, m. 29 May, 1860, Florence W. Hunt, and had Mabel, d. young; ELMIRA A., b. 11 Feb., 1844, m. 29 June, 1861, George L. Sweet of Killingly, Conn., settled at Ox., where she d. 1865; they had Everett W., resided at Worcester.
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JOEL, came when past middle life to Ox., resided at the southeast corner of Main Street and Sutton road several years, subscribed 1791 towards build- ing the south Meeting-house. Abel White of Barre had a suit against Joel of Ox. Aug., 1792. In 1804 Joel and John were of Dudley, goldsmiths. In 1808 Joel is recorded as of Ox., silversmith. [Court Rec.] . . . Children : PHEBE, m. Sylvanus Coburn; SUSANNA, CONSTANT, HARRIMAN.
LUKE, son of Capt. Amos of Northbridge, came to Ox. with his father-in- law, John Gates, m. 11 June, 1843, Ruth M. Gates. Dealer in stoves and tin- ware. He d. 15 July, 1883. . . . Child : DENNIS L., b. 28 Nov., 1854, m. 1 May, 1884, Carrie E. Hathaway of Hazardville, Conn., and had Ralph H., b. 11 May, 1885.
JOSEPH, and Abigail had ABIGAIL, b. 31 Jan., 1721.
ANDREW, of Dudley, and Mrs. Dorothy Lamb, m. int. 10 Dec., 1763.
EBENEZER, resided in the north part of Ox. 1771.
REBECCA, and Reuben Robinson of Dudley, m. 29 Aug., 1771.
JOHN, Revolutionary soldier.
SAMUEL, 3 years in the Revolutionary war in Capt. Moore's Co. JOSIAH, resided in the northwest part of Ox. 1792.
MANDANA, aged 22, d. 2 May, 1832.
EDWARD, of Worcester, and Louisa Lazell, m. intentions 18 Sept., 1833. JONAS, and Roxana Gleason, m. intentions 29 March, 1835.
WILLIAM A. (Scotch), and Levina N. Phillips, m. 27 June, 1847. SARAH E., m. n. Lawrence, aged 33, d. 2 Nov., 1860.
HENRY, aged 29, d. 17 Aug., 1870.
WHITING, POLLY, and Charles Town, 2d, m. int. 18 Dec., 1824. ERASTUS W., and Lucy P. Edwards, m. 5 March, 1845.
HORACE L., of Douglas, aged 27, d. 26 Dec., 1857.
OLIVE, m. n. Tiffany, of Attleboro', aged 97, d. 29 March, 1866.
WHITLOCK, CHARLES, b. at Wolcott, Vt., aged 37, d. 5 May, 1860.
WHITMAN, SALLY, m. n. Wheaton, of Abington, aged 72, d. 8 Aug., 1864. MARCUS S., son of Elijah, of Burrillville, R. I., aged 56, d. 19 May, 1883.
WHITMORE, NATHANIEL, JR., son of Nathaniel of Sutton, bought in 1793 the Eliott mill, near the Hawes place, and began the making of scythes, one of the first in the town in this line, sold in 1801, returned to Sutton, where he d. 1812 or 1813. He m. (1) 15 Aug., 1791, Lucy Elliot, she d. 11 Feb., 1802, at Ox .; they had LUCY, b. 13 Oct., 1793; ANDREW, b. 29 Jan., 1798 ; he m. (2) at Sutton, 23 Feb., 1803, Sally Sibley, and had NATHANIEL, b. 1804, SALLY, b. 1805, PAULINA, FANNY. His father, Nathaniel, survived him.
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He m. [second w.] at Ox. 3 Nov., 1808, Lydia Beers, he d. at Sutton 1819, will approved 2 Nov. According to creditable tradition one of these, father or son, while waiting at a ferry house at Albany for the boat to cross the river was prostrated by a stroke of lightning from a passing storm. He was uninjured, but in his pocket were two silver dollars which were firmly welded together by the shock. [The records give Nathaniel Whitmore of Grafton, blacksmith, May, 1752.]
WHITNEY, JOSHUA, one of the 30 proprietors, cordwainer, sold 1719, being then of Mendon.
ISRAEL, cordwainer, from Groton, 19 Feb., 1732, bought land at Thomp- son Parish, Conn., in 1733 came to Oxford, settled at H. 133, later Kidder's, where he resided until 1742, removed to Prospect Hill (having exchanged farms with Jedediah Barton), where he d. 1746, order for appraisal 2 July. He was brother of Dr. Ebenezer Whitney of Worcester (who d. in 1744), and admin- istrator of his estate. . [In 1737, Ebenezer Whitney of Leicester bought land on the Farmington river, Hampden Co., in " Bedford." Springfield Rec. ] He was a soldier in the Cape Breton Expedition in 1745, as appears from his wife's account as administratrix, where she returns £42 as wages due him. Amount of inventory £655. On 21 April, 1761, Oliver Cummings, Sibyl Cum- mings and Hannah, widow, heirs of Israel Whitney, all of Dunstable, deeded a moiety of his estate to Josiah Larned. It was later owned by Isaac Stone. He m. Hannah -, he d 1746, she removed to Dunstable. . . . Children : SIBYLA, b. 4 Feb., 1733, at Thompson, Conn., m. Oliver Cummings, resided at Dunstable in 1761; JOSIAH, b. 1735, d. 1740; HANNAH, b. April, 1737; TAMAR, b. 1739, d. 1740; MARY, b. 22 July, 1741; RICHARD, b. 22 April, 1743.
SCHUYLER, b. 9 Sept., 1806, at Woodstock, Conn., son of James and Clarissa (Gould), cabinet maker, came to Ox. early in 1828, was in business in partnership with Capt. William Sigourney, sold in 1832, and removed to Wilkinsonville, where he was shuttle maker; removed 1843 to Southbridge and was an owner in the Litchfield Shuttle Co. until 1860, when he retired on account of ill health; studied and practiced homeopathy until his death 31 March, 1879. His widow died less than a month afterward. He m. 24 Oct., 1828, Sally, dau. of Cummings Litchfield of Charlton, no ch.
JUDITH, and Nathan Shumway, m. 7 Feb., 1754.
DANIEL, of Shrewsbury, and Katy Stone of North Gore, m. 26 Sept., 1771. EBENEZER, of Worcester, and Annis Kingsbury, m. 3 March, 1813. MARY, and Norman S. Beals of Turner, Me., m. 15 Dec., 1850. BRIDGET, w. of David, aged 64, d. 11 April, 1889.
WHITTEMORE, JACK and PHILLIS (Colored), lived on old Charlton road just west of the river, house long since removed. She was much em- ployed at the Butler tavern; on 24 Nov., 1800, she left there for home in a snowstorm, and was found dead in the road next morning. On 30 Jan., 1796, the State paid the town a bill for the support of " Jack Whittemore." They had DEBORAH.
DAVID, b. 1 Nov., 1809, son of Willard of Thompson, Conn., m. 24 Nov., 1831, Lovisa Hibbard, shoe manufacturer, came to Ox. 1845, built in 1847 a house on Park Street; sold in 1851, and 1852 removed to Willimantic, Conn., where he has since continued the same business. . . . Children : SIBYL, b. 19 Dec., 1832, at Thompson, m. John Flagg, residence, Willimantic; ALBERT S., b. 12 Oct., 1834, at Woodstock, merchant at Willimantic, m. Emily F. Bigelow.
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DANIEL, of Thompson, Conn., and Sarah Corbin of South Gore, m. 17 Oct., 1813.
WHITTIAM, WILLIAM, b. about 1773, at Bartlett, Me., son of Jeremiah, came to Ox. as a soldier in Adams' army 1799, shoemaker and farmer, settled at Ox., removed 1822 to Leicester, m. 26 Oct., 1800, Hannah, dau. of Benja- min Fitts ; d. 4 Aug., 1847, aged 74, she d. 20 May, 1868, at Leicester. . . . Children b. at Ox. : SOPHIA, b. 9 March, 1801, m. Edward H., son of Edward Shumway ; JEREMIAH, b. 20 Oct., 1802, m. Diana Doane, resided at North Adams, where both d .; they had Persis, m. Ebenezer Graves; Elizabeth, m. Duty Miller; Hannah, m. Richard Waite; ANDREW F., b. 3 March, 1803, m. intentions 23 Oct., 1838, Mercy, dau. of Ezekiel Hovey of Sturbridge, he d. 22 Feb., 1864, she d. 29 March, 1881, aged 67, no ch .; SUMNER, b. 2 May, 1805, d. 30 Sept., 1859, at Worcester, unm .; JULIA A., b. 18 Jan., 1814, m. Stephen Shippy ; JOHN, b. 18 Feb., 1819, m. Lorinda Wheat of Leicester, they had George, m. and settled at North Adams; HANNAH F., b. 11 May, 1821, m. 28 Feb., 1844, Charles Wood of Plymouth, residence, Leicester, they had Han- nah Jane, m. Herbert Bowers, residence, Worcester.
WHITTLE, BRIDGET, aged 48, d. 7 Feb., 1868.
WHITTLESEY, ELIZABETH T., w. of Ezra C., dau. of Francis Fitch of New London, Conn., aged 44, d. 28 Aug., 1884. He removed to New Lon- don and d. there 10 Aug., 1887.
WICKS, WILLIAM (English), and Betsey Cropper, m. 2 June, 1848.
WIGHT, LEVI, of Killingly, Conn., m. Susanna -, had UZZIEL, b. and d. 1745; OLIVE, b. 8 July, 1748, m. Aaron Wakefield, and had Timothy, Bezaleel, Benjamin, father of Harvey, Abel and Alfred; Ruth, m. Zina Grover of Mansfield ; Lydia, m. Asa Streeter; Betsey, m. Comfort Davenport; Lois, m. Moses Marsh; Olive, m. Laban Wetherell of Mansfield; HULDAH, b. 16 Nov., 1750, m. James Gleason, Jr. ; JOHN, b. 2 Dec., 1752, m. intentions 26 Aug., 1780, Betty Robinson of Killingly; LYDIA, b. 17 Oct., 1754; ABIGAIL, m. Jonathan Corbin of South Gore; CALEB; LEVI, m. 24 Oct., 1782, Sarah Corbin of South Gore; all except the last three recorded at Killingly. [John, Caleb and Levi, removed in young manhood to New York State. They were noted for their courage and physical strength. It is related that Philip Brown, who was a government man, was beset by the Shays men in the time of the insurrection, and fled to the Wights for protection. He afterward declared that he felt perfectly secure under their defence. On a certain time a collector, with other officers from Douglas, came and took from their premises a cow for taxes. They went the next day and in spite of the offi- cers and their posse of men, brought the animal back. Caleb was killed in New York State, while racing on horseback, having ridden under a tree a branch of which fractured his skull. ]
WILBUR, GILDEROY, aged 46, fell dead in his house 17 Oct., 1859.
MARY R., m. n. Anderson of Union, Conn., aged 44, d. 16 Nov., 1876.
WILCOX, - -, child of Robert and Ruth, d. 9 Jan., 1778.
WILDER, ABEL, aged 86, son of Stephen of Lancaster, d. 26 April, 1866.
WILEY, JOSEPH, m. Jane -, came to Ox. probably as early as 1719; was one of four persons who met Sept., 1720, to consult as to the formation
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of a Church; bought land a little below the North Common on the west side of the eight-rod way, was a man of means, as he bought other estates in Ox. He sold in 1750 and removed to Western [now Warren], where he d. 1753. His widow Jane removed to Worcester. His son Robert was owner of the farm at Western after his death and executor of his will. [He sold at Ox. 4 April, 1750, to Samuel Baker, joiner, who 24 Feb., 1752, sold to Duncan Campbell. ] . . . Children : JOHN; JOSEPH, m. Martha -, settled at Worcester, and had Elizabeth, b. 2 July, 1744; Martha, b. 3 May, 1746 ; Jean, b. 4 April, 1748; Moses, b. 4 April, 1750; Joseph, b. 1 April, 1754; Samuel, b. 25 Aug., 1755, d. young ; Samuel, b. 2 June, 1757, Revolutionary soldier ; John Thomas, b. 25 May, 1759 ; he d. about 1777, at Worcester, inventory £998, son Moses administrator; SARAH, m. Robert Gray of Worcester; and b. at Ox. : REBEKAH, b. 27 June, 1719(?), m. 24 Jan., 1739, John Patrick of Worcester (or Kingstown), resided at Western; MARGARET, b. 14 March, 1721, m. 26 Feb., 1739, Alexander Nichols; MOSES, b. 20 Oct., 1723, d. young ; ELIZABETH, b. 6 May, 1726, m. (1) 12 Nov., 1747, John Thomas of Worcester, he was of Ox. in 1750, and d. before Sept., 1753, she owned land in Ox., m. (2) James Free- land; ROBERT, b. 10 May, 1729, went with his father to Western, m. Isabel -, d. 1757, at Western; they had at Western, Mary, b. 6 Feb., 1753; Sarah, b. 6 Jan., 1755.
2. JOHN, son of Joseph (1), m. Susanna, dau. of Seth Aldrich of Ux- bridge. . . . Children : JOHN, b. 20 Sept., 1734; MARY, b. 17 Feb., 1737, m. (1) 12 March, 1761, Noah Dodge of Dudley, and had Noah, b. 4 Nov., 1761; she m. (2) - Holten; SUSANNA, b. 8 Oct., 1739, m. - Keith; SARAH, b. 17 June, 1742, m. Taft; SETH, b. 23 May, 1745; ALDRICH, b. 12 June, 1748; JOSEPH, b. 30 June, 1751; BENJAMIN, b. 1 Jan., 1758. On 14 Nov., 1746, Joseph Wiley deeded to his son John 50 acres on the west side of Prospect Hill. They probably lived together on this estate. In Sept., 1763, James Jackson, trader, of Boston, sold on execution land belonging to John, Jr., and in Nov., 1763, he was sued by other parties. He was a trader and a rough man. Alexander Nichols, brother-in-law, was indebted to him and meeting on 25 Aug., 1763, at the old tavern on the Plain, they had a quarrel in which Wiley assaulted Nichols, injuring him so that he had medical treat- ment and was confined to his house for a time, for which Nichols sued him. The case was sent to referees, viz., Ebenezer Learned, Hezekiah Stone and Thomas Town, who awarded Nichols ten dollars damages. Wiley re- fused to pay, and sued Nichols for debt. This case was also submitted to referees, viz., Josiah Brewer, Edward Davis and Josiah Wolcott, who heard the whole matter and reported that there was due from Wiley to Nichols a balance of £2, 19s. 1d., but that Nichols should pay costs of both suits, which amounted to £7, 11s. 6d. John, Sen., removed to Dudley, and died there. Susanna, his widow, was administratrix of his estate. In its settlement are named JOHN, SETH, ALDRICH, JOSEPH, BENJAMIN, MARY HOLTEN, SUSANNA KEITH, SARAH TAFT. In Dec., 1771, Susanna of Uxbridge, widow of John, late of Dudley, had a case in Worcester Court. In 1783, the town of North- bridge made a demand on Ox. for the support of " Widow Wiley," later sued -trial March, 1785,-and obtained judgment for £12. On 31 July, 1783, the town of Ox. voted to sue Maj. John Wiley for the charge brought by the town of Northbridge. In June, 1785, John Wiley, then of Dalton, was sued by the Executors of Edward Davis, Esq., for dues to his estate to be paid in
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rum or molasses. Dec., 1790, John Wiley, late of Sunderland, trader, had a case in Court at Worcester.
3. JOHN, son of John (2), soldier in French war 1759, m. 18 June, 1752, Rachel, dau. of Samuel Curtis, and had in Ox., REUBEN, b. 27 Dec., 1752; SUSANNA, b. 9 March, 1755, family removed to Providence, R. I.(?). In 1767 or 1769, John Wiley of Providence sold land in North Ox. to Jacob Pierce.
WILKINSON, MARGARET, and Peter Landragin, m. int. 7 Nov., 1836.
WILLIAMS, RICHARD, m. 1 Dec., 1735, at Boston, Martha, dau. of Capt. Peter Papillon ; they were of Boston 1741, when they sold land in Ox. to Aaron Gleason. He was a master mariner, styled Captain, owned land in Douglas, and was at the head of a petition, 26 May, 1742, for an act of incorporation as a town, later occupied his Ox. land, living, perhaps, west of the river between the Dudley and Charlton roads, H. 76, and d. there 1751. His widow m. John Ballard of Boston, who was guardian of her children. Rev. John Campbell was executor of his will. .. . . Children : JEFFREY BEDGOOD, b. 25 May, 1748, and two daughters.
JAMES, b. about 1741, son of John and Joanna, came to Ox. in 1788 from Pomfret, Conn., having bought the farm near the Maanexit river, nearly a mile north of Augutteback Pond, H. 89. An old record gives " John Williams d. Aug. 12, 1756, aged 56. Joanna Williams, his wife, d. Oct., 1748, aged 37 years. The father of John Williams was an Episcopal clergyman in Eng- land." James m. Damaris Dresser of Pomfret; farmer and teamster from Ox. to Boston. He d. 27 Jan., 1811, aged 70, she d. 6 Nov., 1817, aged 74. . . . Children : SAMUEL, b. 1764, d. 1786, at Port au Prince, W. I .; ESTHER, b. 1766, m. Warren Cudworth; JERUSHA, b. 1769, m. 18 April, 1796, Abel Howe of
Worcester; JAMES, b. 1771, m. Nabby -, and had Fanny, b. 31 May, 1796; James, b. 18 Jan., 1798; removed to Rhode Island, where his descend- ants now reside; STEPHEN, b. 1774, m. Ruth Barlow of Vermont, went to Montreal, where he kept a hotel and later was a cooper, removed to Sherring- ton, where he was a farmer for 30 years with his only son Winslow. He d. in 1849. Winslow removed about 1854 to Rochelle, Ogle Co., Ill., where he d. 28 Feb., 1877, aged 73. He was Captain of militia and a magistrate in Canada many years. He had 18 ch., three sons were soldiers in the late war, and served with honor. Of another son we quote from the catalogue of the Rochester Theological Seminary : "James Nelson Williams, b. Dec. 22, 1829, Sherrington, Can. Grand Ligne mission school 9 years, Montreal. Baptist
College 1849-50. University, Rochester, 1850-51. Rochester Theological Seminary, 1853. Ordained, Grand Ligne, Can., Feb. 7, 1854. Missionary, Grand Ligne, 1854, '5, '6. Pastor of Baptist Church, Montreal, 1856-59. Missionary, Grand Ligne, 1859-64. Editor, Montreal, 1865. Missionary among French in Ohio, 1866-68. Pastor of S. Church, Chicago, 1868-70. Missionary among French in New England." Since 1873 he has continued in this field, headquarters at Boston; ABIGAIL, b. 1777, d. 14 Jan., 1860, unm. ; ALBIGENCE, b. 1780, was impressed and put on board of an English man-of- war. He tells his own story in a letter which follows :
· " BOMBAY, March 22, 1810.
" Dear and honored Parents : I sit with my heart full of sorrow and dis- appointment for fear that I shall never reach my own Country, for I am in despair and forlorn, for my enemies are innumerable for being an American, I have met with a sad misfortune in getting one of my feet jammed with a cable, by which I have lost one of my toes and the foot very much damaged.
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WILLIAMS.
I have a great deal of money due from the English, but whether I ever get it or not God knows. My life is a misery, and if my father is alive I wish him to apply to government for my relief, for among these tyrants I cant long live.
" I am still by the name of Thomas Pheasanton, I am . from Baltimore by Robert Provians in March 4th, 1804 .- So Adieu.
"N. B. I have nothing to wish for but my freedom, which is very easily gained for searching for, but there is no justice to be had in India. So I wish for some lover of freedom to interfere in the behalf of not only me, but hundreds that are now on board of British men-of-war in the East Indies. So no more.
" I am your dutiful son, " ALBIGENCE WILLIAMS.
" To James Williams, Oxford, Mass."
We have no knowledge of the result of this appeal; ROBERT, b. 1784, lived on the homestead, m. intentions 18 Nov., 1815, Hannah Coburn of Charlton, he d. 28 Sept., 1838, she d. aged 85, 12 Jan., 1869(?) ; ch .: Lucinda, b. about 1816, d. 1830; John J., b. 26 March, 1819(?). Studied mathematics at Wash- ington, D. C., began as assistant civil engineer on Annapolis and Elk Ridge R. R., and next under the U. S. government as assistant in surveys of military approaches to New Orleans, later supt. of breakwater at Plattsburg, on sur- vey for railroad across Isthmus of Panama, assistant engineer for railroad across Tehuantepec, and wrote a report of 295 pages, entitled "The Isthmus of Tehuantepec." Was in the employ of several companies on large works in Central America, including the proposed Tehuantepec Ship Canal, and with reference to this was one of a committee sent to view the water-ways of the old world. From 1853 was 15 years supt. and engineer on the Kentucky division of the Mobile and Ohio R. R., and Paducah branch, chief engineer of the Mississippi Central and Tennessee R. R., and was repeatedly engineer on Capt. Eads' enterprises. He early wrote important matter for publication on the benefits of opening communication between the Atlantic and Pacific, and is considered an authority on public works in Central America. In 1888 a committee of the U. S. Senate on the improvement of the Mississippi river received and printed in a pamphlet of 20 pages his testimony and opinions on that important subject, considered very creditable to him as a practical engineer. He m. (1) Eliza M. Coburn of Washington, D. C., who d. 1864, in Alabama, m. (2) Eliza B. Alston, resided long at Jackson, Tenn. ; ch. by first m. : Emma H., m. Cecil Fleming, and d. 1876, 4 daughters; George H., b. 22 May, 1848, m. Oct., 1887, Lutie Payne; John L., b. 31 Aug., 1849, m. Rosa, dau. of Rev. Hendrixson, architect at Jackson, Tenn., had ch .; Frank, b. 22 April, 1853, resided at Gainesville, Tex., m. Ellen Rice, had ch .; Flora, b. 24 Nov., 1858, m. John Dent, resided at Galveston, Tex., had ch .; Lillie C., b. 31 Oct., 1860, m. Dr. Lillion W. Whitaker, had ch .; Samuel, unm., resided on the homestead until 1888, became insane, was taken to the Worcester Lunatic Hospital, where he d. 1 April, 1891; Clarendon, left town young, civil engineer at New York, an inventor in the line of harbor defences, a torpedo adopted by the U. S. government and now in use in the navy is said to have been his invention, he m. and had Mary, Frederick Eagan, Charles, all resided in youth at Yonkers, N. Y. ; he and w. have both d.
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